On Dec. 20th, A Different Nature presents three radio plays by Andreas Ammer and F.M. Einheit (from Einstürzende Neubauten, Gry and his own solo work).

From 1993, comes Ammer and Einheit's Radio Inferno, a realization of Dante's Inferno - a dizzying audio collage utilizing found music to set the scene of Virgil's descent through hell. Voices by Blixa Bargeld (also of Einstürzende Neubauten), Phil Minton and the late John Peel as 'The Radio'. Also with guitarwork by Caspar Brötzmann.

In 1996, Ammer and Einheit collaborated on an ambitious and controversial piece entitled Deutsche Krieger, a bizarre and disturbing tryptich portraying three influential Germans, in their respective popular mediums: Part One: Kaiser Wilhelm Overdrive (grammophone), Part Two: Adolf Hitler Enterprise (radio) and Part Three: Ulrike Meinhof Paradise (television), with all three tied together by leitmotif of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

And finally, in 2001, mere months before the tragic events of 9/11, Ammer and Einheit took to the skies to look at Crashing Aeroplanes, an unsettling audio collage/radio play made up of aircraft black box recordings, air disaster reporting. Probably not something you'd want to put on the iPod of a white-knuckle air traveller. This piece as commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union. In the wake of September 11th, the CD release was delayed by nearly a year, but, despite that, it was awarded the "Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden", Germany's highest award for radioplays.

Here is the playlist for today 12-20-2010. Chris Tyle was my guest on the show. Chris brought in a bunch of cuts from his record collection that we mixed in with a bunch of cuts from my collection to create a holiday show. Season's Greetings to one and all, Retta

Thanks for all your calls this morning--I love hearing from you! It was great fun for me to put together this morning's show. How could you not have fun when you're spinning Tuvan throat singers, a Bahamian legend croaking out Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, a cool version of Little Drummer Boy performed on authentic Middle Eastern instruments, and that cute ditty, Thank You, in grateful appreciation for the gifts of a tie and a DustbusterPlus. It was a joy, too, to wrap it all up (with a bow!) at the end with that beautiful ancient chant, Virgo Dei. I hope you enjoyed the 90 minutes as much as I did...

Keep listening to the great Folkstrip programs here on the BOO each weekday morning...and I'll be back for some more folky fun for you next Monday!

New Evidence, New Talib, New Georgia Anne Muldrow, New Premier w/KRS and Grand Puba, New Oddisee, New cuts from IMAKeMADBEATS and Butta Verses, New Malcolm + Martin (produced by Marco POLO & presented by DJ Revolution!!), DOPE Joint from Cloudy October, new DAMU, A newer joint from the MYSTIK JOURNEYMEN that i dont think youve heard yet.